2026 NCI Next Generation Chemistry Center Retreat to impact Rhabdomyosarcoma

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We kicked off 2026 by gathering with our Next Generation Chemistry Center colleagues from Berkeley, Duke, MIT and the Broad Institute to exchange data and ideas around drugging pediatric oncofusions, with emphasis on rhabdomyosarcoma. We were fortunate to be joined by colleagues from Children’s Hospital Boston, the MGH Cancer Center, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Novartis. Thanks to the team for going after the most undruggable of undruggable. Thanks to the Broad Institute for being excellent hosts! Finally, thanks to the National Cancer Institute for critical funding to impact cancers of childhood!!

Check out the High-Throughput Sciences Facility at the Koch Institute.

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The High-Throughput Sciences team is building a platform for impactful, data-driven discovery. Solving complex biomedical questions takes more than just collecting more data—it requires innovative assays, novel study systems, and automated processes that produce consistent, high-quality results. Given the breadth of biomedical research, we often need custom solutions and infrastructure for unique samples, devices, and readouts. At HTS, we aim to democratize data production and analysis so we empower all researchers to extract meaningful insights. https://htslab.org/

Great talk from Jack at the Koch Institute Annual Retreat!

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Senior graduate student Jack Guo spoke about his work to develop MYC/FBXW7 molecular glues at the Koch Institute Retreat. It was a terrific retreat with many great presentations and productive collisions. Great chemistry is not just on paper but within the team at the Koch Institute. It was a day of convergence with many diverse scientists and engineers thinking about how to carve out new paths to impact cancer. Go Jack!

Congratulations to Stuart Schreiber and Peter Schultz on the Welch Award!

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Chemical biology is what is due to the contributions of Stuart Schreiber, my PhD advisor from 1998-2003, and Peter Schultz. I’m thrilled that they shared this year’s Robert A. Welch Award. See the award video here: https://welch1.org/awards/welch-award-in-chemistry. Lots of cameos from chemical biologists, including yours truly. Also, see great a photo of new Professor Bocheng Wu hanging out with my dear collaborator Damian Young. Go Texas!